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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. intelligence official on
Monday said President George W. Bush's warrantless spying
program was necessary because the war on terrorism has rendered
laws governing electronic surveillance ineffective.

U.S. surveillance laws should be reviewed and possibly rewritten to allow the type of eavesdropping that U.S. President George W. Bush has been criticized for authorizing, lawmakers from both parties said on Sunday.

By Joanne Kenen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. surveillance laws should be
reviewed and possibly rewritten to allow the type of
eavesdropping that U.S. President George W. Bush has been
criticized for authorizing, lawmakers from both parties said on
Sunday.

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday rejected
Democratic complaints about President George W. Bush's domestic
eavesdropping program and prepared a high-profile campaign next
week to defend it ahead of a Senate hearing.

The White House is launching an aggressive effort to defend a domestic eavesdropping program prior to congressional hearings that are to delve into whether President George W. Bush overstepped his authority.

By James Vicini WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department, facing
lawsuits and congressional hearings on President George W.
Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, sought on Thursday to
persuade congressional leaders the surveillance was lawful and
did not violate civil liberties.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group that advocates privacy
rights said on Wednesday it planned to sue the Justice
Department to win the public release of documents related to
President George W. Bush's domestic eavesdropping program.

By Claudia Parsons NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two U.S. civil liberties groups filed
lawsuits on Tuesday challenging the legality of President
George W. Bush's domestic eavesdropping program and demanding
the practice be ended immediately.

In the months following the September 11 attacks, the National Security Agency sent a torrent of names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses to the FBI that swamped the agency but led in virtually every case to dead ends or innocent Americans, The New York Times reported on Monday.